CEO’s say tech growth will continue thru ’17 23% see top profits ’18 + CEO issues: rapidly changing customer dynamics; 57% see ‘skills gap’; 79% now concerned about product relevance in 3 years or sooner CEOs expect to add M&A to growth strategy US-based tech CEO’s believe tech’s growth will continue unabated for the next […]
Employee Wellness. Smoking Cessation Program accepted and deployed for Chinese and also for multinationals. Did you know China is world’s largest ‘smoker’ ? Bloomington, IL, USA — May 1, 2014 — Chestnut Global Partners (CGP), a leading EAP provider with an established practice in China, today announces a partnership with Cease Smoking Today (CS2day), an […]
Employee Wellness. Russian steel manufacturer implements Substance Abuse Program. Worksite intervention new in Russia. Alcohol consumption MORE THAN DOUBLE critical level set by World Health Organization. Alcohol Screening Program has worked…cut Absenteeism Rates Dave Sharar News Report | June 29, 2014 In May 2014, Chestnut Global Partners announced that a workplace alcohol screening program launched […]
Are you on the forward edge of the curve vs. being reactive to adopting more mature technologies? CHRISTOPHER BRABLC ⋅ AUGUST 21, 2014 Edited and adapted for GlobalBusinessNews We have talked about the ‘technology adoption curve’ and the benefits of being on the forward edge of the curve vs. being reactive to adopting more mature technologies. […]
How CFOs can partner with the leaders of other internal functions to drive organizational performance. As part of EY’s Master CFO Collection studies, Partnering for performance is a series that looks at how CFOs can partner with the leaders of other internal functions to drive organizational performance. In this part, EY examines the relationship between […]
The Millennial generation, those born between 1980 and 1995, seek more workplace flexibility, better balance between their work and home life, and opportunity for overseas assignments as keys to greater job satisfaction, according to the largest, most comprehensive study conducted into the attitudes and behaviors of Gen Y – a two-year undertaking initiated by PwC. […]
NEW YORK, July 17, 2013 Human Resource (HR) executives and their finance counterparts believe a stronger partnership is in their future, especially when it comes to helping their organizations boost performance and improve their return on investment in people. The two functions agree on many people and performance issues, but diverge in terms of how […]
Hong Kong economy will suffer from RMB depreciation. Prices go higher for travel related expenses. Dateline: HONG KONG Hong Kong economy will suffer from RMB depreciation. Prices go higher for travel related expenses. …companies have lost 4 percent of their earnings in Hong Kong dollar terms. If we assume the yuan will depreciate 10% in […]
TRANSPORTATION / GLOBAL LOGISTICS Egypt in a major economic advance… source: CONTROL RISK Headwinds for financial return Amid tight security, container ships have already been trialling the first stage of the Suez Canal Expansion project. Egypt is hailing the project as a major economic advance and the expansion seeks to cut valuable time off transits, […]
2010 Washington DC Conference
